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Putin: Joint Sino-Russian exercise is held for 'mastering the skills'
President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the Russian-Chinese military exercise, Naval Interaction 2017, said that Russia and China have not created any military blocs or alliances. He stated this at a press conference following talks with the Finnish leader, Sauli Niinistö.
Putin explained that the military "is simply refining their skills and interaction with each other." According to Putin, this is a good example of cooperation.
According to the Russian President, cooperation between Russia …
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The President of Finland spoke with Putin about Ukraine and called for the release of the prisoners
President of Finland Sauli Niinistö discussed the situation in Ukraine with his Russian counterpart, President Vladimir Putin, Helsingin Sanomat reported.
“We also talked about the situation in Ukraine, which is not improving. The ceasefire remains the primary task and the onward progress, at least must be taken in small steps. For example, it is necessary to release the prisoners,” the President Niinistö said.
President Putin arrived on Thursday, July 27 at the Finnish city of Savonlinna for …
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Putin says new U.S. sanctions against Russia are 'an act of rudeness'
Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on the U.S. bill on sanctions against Russia, said that “it is impossible to endure rudeness endlessly.”
“As you know, we act with great patience and restraint, but at some point we will have to respond. It is impossible to endure endlessly this rudeness in relation to our country,” Putin said at a press conference following the Russia-Finland talks, reports Interfax.
According to the Russian president, the bill on sanctions is an attempt to use U. …
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Putin signs law on combined forces in Armenia
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a federal law ratifying an agreement between Russia and the Republic of Armenia regarding a combined forces group. The relevant document was published on Wednesday on the official legal information portal.
The signed law ratifies an agreement between Russia and Armenia signed in Moscow on 30 November 2016 regarding the combined forces. This agreement determines the designation, the order of formation, deployment and use of the combined forces.
The …
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Putin and Iraq's Vice President discussed the delivery of T-90 tanks
During a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iraqi Vice President Nouri al-Maliki, the delivery of T-90 tanks to Iraq was discussed, as reported by RIA Novosti on Tuesday, July 25th, citing the Director of the Federal Service for Military-Technical Cooperation, Dmitry Shugayev.
In addition, Shugayev said that during al-Maliki’s visit, the parties also discussed the current implementation of military and technical cooperative agreement, and outlined approaches to resolving …
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Putin’s former teacher becomes billionaire
Vladimir Litvinenko, the Rector of the St. Petersburg Mining University under whose leadership Vladimir Putin defended his Ph.D. thesis in 1997, has become a dollar billionaire, writes Vedomosti.
"Litvinenko's declarations reflect only a small portion of his fortune. This year, the rector became a dollar billionaire, having raised his shares in one of the world's largest fertilizer producers, Fosagro, in April to 19.35% of shares. As of last Friday, the value of this package amounted to 59.9 …
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Herashchenko: During Normandy Four meeting, it will not be easy for Putin to deny the presence of Russian troops in the Donbas
A Skype conference for the contact group on the release of hostages, as well as all other groups of the Tripartite Contact Group (TCG) on the settlement of the situation in the Donbas, will largely depend on the results of a telephone conversation between the leaders of the Normandy Four, says Ukraine's representative in the humanitarian subgroup of the TCG, Iryna Herashchenko.
"Tomorrow will be the first telephone conversations for the Normandy Format in a long time, and the first including …
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SBU: Putin gave order to undermine situation in Ukraine
The Head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Vasyl Hrytsak, has reported details of new attempts by the Russian side to organize provocations in Kyiv.
"Attempts to undermine Ukraine continue. According to operational information, at a closed meeting of the Russian leadership in May, Putin criticized his aide Surkov for the failure of an operation to destabilize the socio-political situation in Ukraine, and set a new task to achieve the so-called 'resetting' of the ruling regime in …
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Putin: US aspiration to dominate the Pacific Ocean threatens Russia's security
Russian President Vladimir Putin approved the framework for a state policy regarding Russia’s naval activities through 2030. The document has been published on the official portal of legal information.
"The existing and emerging threats to the national security of the Russian Federation are in the Pacific Ocean, the main of which is the desire of a number of states, primarily the United States of America (USA) and their allies, to dominate the Pacific Ocean, including the Arctic, as well as to …
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Strelkov: funds and weapons to start the war in the Donbas were obtained in Crimea
During his debate with Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny , former head of the DPR (Donetsk People’s Republic) separatists Igor Girkin, also known as “Strelkov”, said that he trusted Russian President Vladimir Putin when he saw that Putin opposed the West and what he did with the annexation of Crimea.
The former separatist leader clarified that he thought Putin’s next step would be to clean up his surroundings.
“In 2014 I supported Putin because I really believed that he would …